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David's shoe store - Toronto

A true shoe conoisseur never misses a chance to walk through David's on Bloor Street.
Highlight: Their seasonal sales are a great time to stock up on fabulous buys. I scored a fabulous pair of Yves St. Laurent boots at one of their sales at half off the original $1000 ticket price.
Drawback: You can sometimes find the same shoes elsehwere for a better price. That being said, David's service and insight is unparelled.

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August 24, 2006

And so it is that some rain must fall in to everyone's life and so it is with Shoelover. Yes, Shoelover must attend a funeral. No, it is not Shoelover's funeral (Shoelover is preempting that question). And so the decision must be made..........what to do with the evidence what shoes to wear.

Well, if this was a funeral with solid-Anna-Nicole-smith-gold-digging potential, Shoelover wouldn't think twice about a pair of 4 inch heels. The only drawback to this little accoutrement is if the ground is damp and soft.

Alas, this isn't that sort of funeral, so there will be no 4 inch spikes or Chanel No. 5 to be worn (and no ipod stashed away in a purse - old people think it is a hearing aid anyways). Shoelover will dig out a pair of muted kitten heels and for a change, stop being so irreverent, well at least for the day, well maybe the morning.

May 18, 2006

Shouldn't medical research focus on something important, like finding a cure for cancer (or maybe cigarettes that are good for you?), rather than focusing on high heel shoes WPVI-Philidelphia

Old is the New Young.............60 is the new 20. L'Oreal wakes up and realizes that older women have more money to spend than younger ones........Diane Keaton Named New L'Oreal Spokesperson - Fashion Wire Daily (Rumor has it that Revlon is close to signing Cloris Leachman after finding out that Jessica Tandy and Lillian Gish were both dead unavailable due to prior engagements)

January 12, 2006

If you are throwing a little shin dig in the new year and you would like to take a minute or two off of your guest life expectancy, consider "Cigar Catering"

The CF Dominicana's mission is to bring personalization to an otherwise conventional product. "The cigars are premium, our clients are sophisticated, the events are upscale and the cigar servers fit the scheme perfectly," says CF Dominicana President Dennis Briganti.

The company even supplies cigar waitresses and waiters to serve cigars to guests at events. These cigar-knowledgeable ladies float the room of anevent and serve cigars to the guests, reminiscent of the speakeasies during Prohibition. This pleasant visual lends the perfect touch of style and beauty to the affair.

January 03, 2006

Hey Kevin, time to suit up if you ever expect to get as much face time as Gawker's Girl Extraordinaire, Ana Marie Cox

Unlike with women, it often isn't hard for a man to stand out from the crowd as most men are such piss poor dressers (remember a peak in a guys underwear drawer speaks volumes about how he dresses - See our upcoming post, "Reading the Underwear When He Leaves").

Often one of the easiest ways for a man to stand out is to wear a bow tie (a real one, not one of those clip on types). This means that you have to be able to tie one and as the saying goes, if you aren't smart enough to tie one, you aren't smart enough to wear one. The other drawback facing political pundits who wear bow ties is that they often ruin their effect by talking, as bow ties make most wearers look smart. Then they talk and quickly dispel this aura.......

Now lets take a look at shirts. A few issues to deal with here for most men.

Unlike the miracle that is the elastic waistband, no one has yet to develop an elastic shirt collar, which is a problem because not only do men, like women, gain weight, shirt collars often shrink when cleaned (if only people could shrink when they get cleaned). This often gives the effect that the tie, rather than the top button, is being used to hold the shirt together at the top. In this situation, you have two options, one more optimal than the other. The less optimal option is to use the collar expander. The better option is to get new shirts, but buy them in a range of collar sizes (yes, by our late twenties and early thirties we should all have some fat-me and skinny-me clothing, it is only good common sense.)

Shirt Styles. List Rouge is an excellent resource for men's shirts. Go with an Italian,Venetian or Elysee collar. Don't even consider a European style collar unless you want to look like an extra from Good Fellas and if you are not Montel Williams, don't think band collar for even a second. Remember, when you buy, think of versatility. Can you wear the shirt with both a suit and do the open-shirt, khaki-pant (do not, I repeat, wear Dockers, they scream suburban dad) venture capitalist thingy?

Suits. Let's assume, safely or unsafely, that as a guy you have suits and schlepping clothing with very little in between. Let's also assume that the Bryanboy (Andrew Sullivan's alter ego?) look isn't for you, so we are going to stick you in some suits that suit.

Get yourself some classics, don't chase the fads unless you want to keep doing that season after season. It is one thing to have a few styles of suits that you stick with, it is another to buy some ridiculous big shoulder pad jacket or zoot suit just because it was "in" that year. You'll get one season out of it before it looks like a Halloween costume. Here is a classic 2-button, peak lapel that you should pay some attention too. Consider it a $500 well spent. Maybe you already spend more than $500 on a suit, but I happen to believe that one should also invest in other things, like ties and more importantly, presents for the wife (hint, hint). Or, if you aren't feeling very generous towards your wife, you can always visit Savile Row (or just steal their cartoons here)........He does all the work, you take all the compliments..........just bring your wallet :)